Figurative Language Quiz

Made up or created by an author

• fiction

• non-fiction

Describes one things in terms of another thing in terms of another

• non-fiction

• fiction

• ballad

• figure of speech

Biography, newspaper, and a textbook are examples of

• fiction

• non-fiction

A person, place, thing, or event that represents something deeper. Example: dove represents peace.

A comparison that equates two people, places, or objects. does not use "like" or "as."

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

"Love is a camera full of memories" is an example of

• metaphor

• alliteration

• an idiom

• personification

A saying that does not make sense literally. One example is, "It is raining cats and dogs."

• hyperbole

• imagery

• non-fiction

• an idiom

"The flowers danced in the summer's breeze" is an example of

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

• alliteration

"Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name" is an example of

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• simile

"I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse." is an example

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

• simile